Penis pumps cost the U.S. governments Medicare program $172 million between 2006 and 2011, about twice as much as the consumer would have paid at the retail level, according to a government watchdogs report released on Monday...

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Considering the strain retiring baby boomers will soon be placing on Medicares budget, shouldnt we be focusing this entitlement program on real, life-saving treatment and equipment to serve the health needs of seniors  instead of subsidizing penis pump purchases? Ben Domenici of the Heartland Institute think tank said in an email statement.

And to those seniors who really do want one, added Domenech, just buy it yourself  you dont need to send the bill to your fellow Americans.

“The report by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services said Medicare, the government health insurance system for seniors, paid nearly 474,000 claims for vacuum erection systems, or VES, totaling about $172.4 million from 2006 to 2011. Yearly claims for the devices nearly doubled from $20.6 million in 2006 to $38.6 million in 2011.

According to the Mayo Clinic, penis pumps are one of a few treatment options for erectile dysfunction.”

Penis pumps cost the U.S. governments Medicare program $172 million between 2006 and 2011, about twice as much as the consumer would have paid at the retail level, according to a government watchdogs report released on Monday.

Who would ever imagine... over inflating the price of penis pumps.

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posted on 01/14/2014 11:17:52 AM PST
by mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)

That money is really going to Obama, congresspeople, Hillary and their buddies. Probably Soros too because he doesn’t want to really spend any of his own money. It’s probably our money that is supporting all of this including all the libs agendas.

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